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And still there were four …

France goes to the polls on Sunday, in an election in which Emmanuel Macron looks set to become the first centrist president since Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Media Leave a comment 21 April 201727 January 2022

France knows what it wants, but not how to get it

The polls unanimously tell us that Emmanuel Macron is the preferred choice for French president. The question is whether the electoral system will translate that into reality.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, France 8 Comments 20 April 201727 January 2022

A four-way race in France

As the Socialist candidate fades, France's voters are reduced to four realistic choices for president. Emmanuel Macron remains the clear favorite, but he's not home yet.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France 5 Comments 6 April 201727 January 2022

Field set in France

The candidates are all official now for the French presidential election. Emmanuel Macron, the luckiest man in Europe, is yet to slip up.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Media 2 Comments 20 March 201727 January 2022

Macron on a roll

It's a time of trauma for France's Socialist Party, as its leading figures start giving up on their own candidate and shift towards the centrist Emmanuel Macron.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters Leave a comment 9 March 201727 January 2022

Deep trouble for the French right

France's Republican presidential candidate is now formally under investigation, and his centrist allies have jumped ship. Emmanuel Macron still looks like the luckiest man in Europe.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters 5 Comments 2 March 201727 January 2022

The luck of the centrist

France's progressive liberal candidate, Emmanuel Macron, could be the luckiest man in Europe. If his luck holds out, he will be in the second ballot against Marine Le Pen.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France 3 Comments 10 February 201727 January 2022

Moment of truth for France’s Socialists

The Socialist Party's left seizes its presidential nomination. Now its moderate leadership needs to decide which way to jump.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters 3 Comments 30 January 201727 January 2022

France’s Socialists veer left

Three months out from France's presidential election, the line-up of candidates is now pretty much complete. Only a major upset will prevent Benoît Hamon winning the second round of the Socialist primary next Sunday.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters Leave a comment 23 January 201727 January 2022

World election news, part I

There's a lot happening in the electoral world. Today Romania, France, Iceland and Ghana; part II to follow tomorrow.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Europe, France, Party matters, Scandinavia 1 Comment 13 December 201628 January 2022

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